土耳其因货币贬值爆发示威游行【吉言英语】

【头条播报】

Demonstrations and protests were held in Istanbul, Turkey, as the country’s currency, the Turkish Lira, recently plunged to a record low. The currency devaluation has raised the cost of living in the country that is reliant on imported oil and gas. Turkey’s central bank slashed interest rates in the face of soaring inflation.

【分句讲解】

①Demonstrations and protests were held in Istanbul, Turkey, as the country’s currency, the Turkish Lira, recently plunged to a record low.

由于土耳其里拉暴跌至历史新低，土耳其首都伊斯坦布尔爆发了抗议示威游行。

1. demonstrations and protests 抗议示威游行

demonstration n. 游行示威；演示说明

protest n. 抗议，反对

riot n. 暴乱，骚乱

2. as conj. 由于，因为

3. currency n. 货币

4. plunge to a record low 跌到历史新低

plunge v. 暴跌，突然下跌

His weight began to plunge.

他体重暴跌。

record n. 记录 adj. 创纪录的，空前的

Inflation has reached record levels.

通货膨胀已创历史最高。

low adj. 低的 n. 低点，低水平

low temperatures 低温

low prices 低价

a record low = a new low / an all-time low 历史新低

②The currency devaluation has raised the cost of living in the country that is reliant on imported oil and gas.

货币贬值导致土耳其人民的生活成本进一步加剧，因为该国严重依赖进口石油和天然气。

1. devaluation n. 贬值

devalue v. 降低……的价值，使贬值

2. raise the cost of living 使得生活成本增加

3. be reliant on 依赖

③Turkey’s central bank slashed interest rates in the face of soaring inflation.

在通货膨胀急剧上升的情况下，土耳其央行开始大幅削减利率。

1. in the face of 面对

2. soaring adj. 猛增的，急升的

soaring cost 成本猛增

soaring demand 需求猛增

soaring temperatures温度飙升

3. inflation n. 通货膨胀

deflation n. 通货紧缩

4. slash v. 拿刀猛砍；大幅削减